[kictanet] Digital Villages

Fri Apr 4 12:33:13 EAT 2008

Absolutely Mucheru, I do hope this opportunity will be availed soon by the
Board.

regards

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Mucheru [mailto:jmucheru at google.com] 
Sent: 04 April 2008 02:09
To: Edith Adera
Cc: mucheru at google.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Villages

Hi Edith,
I do agree with you about the discussion. It is truly great that we  
are finally at this stage. I do have several people that want to take  
advantage of the opportunity and could benefit immensely from yours  
and others experiences.

Also I note some of the network operators have some very interesting  
and innovative proposals and solutions that they should also share so  
that we all make well informed decisions

Bwans PS and the ICT Board, this is a great start!

--
Joe Mucheru +254722522135
Google
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On Apr 3, 2008, at 15:49, "Edith Adera" <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:

>
> Dr Ndemo,
>
> It's good to learn of this new development and to know that things are
> moving towards implementation. Kudos to the ICT Board!
>
> May I ask whether there is any plan to share with stakeholders (and  
> the
> public) the DV Program implementation model that is envisaged for  
> discussion
> and feedback? Has there been some in-country background research to
> determine the needs and potential areas for locating the DVs?
>
> Having been funders of similar telecentres and community-owned  
> networks for
> the last decade across Africa, there are some hard lessons worth  
> sharing
> (some of which have already been  shared directly with the Board),  
> but I
> believe others have invaluable lessons and experiences to share.
>
> An opportunity to publicly discuss the model will be useful.
>
> Edith
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Behalf
> Of bitange at jambo.co.ke
> Sent: 02 April 2008 21:07
> To: eadera at idrc.or.ke
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages
>
> Dear All,
> In today's Daily Nation, the ICT Board advertised (p 18) for Digital
> Village Entrepreneurs.  This is very significant in the sense that  
> we are
> now very close to involving our rural folks in creating wealth  
> through ICT
> enterprise.  In the past few months since the idea of DVs was  
> mooted, we
> have learnt a great deal and new rural technologies have emerged.
> Private sector is beginning to see opportunities in our rural areas.
> Similar programs elsewhere have often been taken up by the private  
> sector
> and escalated Broadband penetration.
>
> In Slovakia for example Government direct subsidies to rural areas has
> helped the country achieve the greatest broadband density in  
> Europe.  The
> subsidy drove demand for broadband beyond any estimates.  In Chile  
> direct
> subsidy, intense government local content coupled with tax  
> incentives for
> rural infrastructure helped the country take broadband to the even
> sparsely populated Tundra regions of the Andes.  Farmers in the region
> have as much as 11 MB broadband to homes.  Operators are happy and
> productively utilizing rural Base Stations without additional  
> subsidies.
>
> Although in our case we have managed some sort of subsidy, we need  
> more
> especially tax incentives on rural infrastructure.  With incentives,  
> it
> will be attractive for operators to take up rural connectivity on
> commercial basis.  We shall be through with the supply side of ICTs  
> when
> the undersea, the terrestrial fibre, data centers, disaster recovery
> centers and network operation centers are ready in the next few  
> months.
> Some of these projects are being undertaken by the private sector and
> where necessary the Government may intervene marginally.
>
> The challenge now lies on the Demand side.  The risk is that  
> operators may
> concentrate to provide for the bent up demand in urban areas  
> forgetting
> rural areas.  Yet Mpesa shows us that the money is in rural areas.   
> The
> purpose of this e-mail therefore, is to seek for your support in
> identifying youth from your rural areas (that is if you come from a
> village like me) and recommend them to Victor at the ICT Board.  I  
> know
> there are other private initiatives outside of operators intending to
> support the DV project but we are still grabbling with how this can be
> distinctively done without causing confusion.  Knowing that we have a
> great resource in you (Kictanet) I am confident that your contribution
> would enhance the efforts to scale up ICTs in our country.
>
> Asante.
>
>
> Bitange Ndemo.
>
>
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